Journalist Charged With Cyber-Terrorism In Haryana Over Social Media Post

The journalist has been charged for promoting enmity between different classes, assertions prejudicial to national integration and cyber-terrorism for one of his social media posts, the police said.

A journalist, based in Haryana's Hisar, has been charged with "cyber-terrorism" and "promoting enmity between classes" over one of his social media posts. A case was registered by the Haryana Police against Rajesh Kundu, who runs a news portal, on Friday under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology (IT) Act. Opposition leaders, including Randeep Singh Surjewala, Kumari Selja, Deepender Singh Hooda of the Congress and INLD's Abhay Singh Chautala, have condemned the action taken against Rajesh Kundu and demanded that the case be immediately withdrawn. The journalist has been charged for promoting enmity between different classes, assertions prejudicial to national integration and cyber-terrorism for one of his social media posts, the police said.